 Barber at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 7, 1975 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Cave Spring (Roanoke) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Virginia (1993–1996) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 2 / pick: 36 | ||||||||||||||
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Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber Sr [1] (/ˈtiːki/; born April 7, 1975) is an American former professional football running back who spent his entire 10-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. Barber was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft. Barber retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. He is one of only four players with 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
Following his playing career, Barber became a national media presence, notably joining NBC's The Today Show as a correspondent in 2007 and Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football.[2] He has published multiple books.
He is the identical twin brother of NFL Hall of Fame former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback and safety Ronde Barber.
- ^ "Tiki Barber Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Associated Press. Barber to appear on 'Today,' NBC football ESPN.com, February 12, 2007.